Headwear.



PATENTED JUNE 12, 1906.

JLU. ADAMS.

HEADWEAR. APPLIOATION FILED AUG! 10. 1905.

WITNESSES.

A TTOHNE YS UNITED STATES .PnrENT OFFICE.

HIEADWEAFL Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed August 10, 1905. Serial No. 273,548. I

Patented June 12, 1906.

To all whom it may concern/.

Be it knownthat I, J OHN U. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and Improved Headwear, of which the following 1 'is a full, clear, and exact description.

, I be explained.

This invention relates to headwear; and it consists, substantially, in the improvements hereinafter more particularly described, and pointed out in the claim. r

The invention has reference more especially to hats, caps, and the like'of the types embodyinga sweat-band. and one of theprincipal objects of the invention is to provide the sweat-band of the article with means for enabling the sameto be loosened (expanded) or tightened (contracted) within certain limits to thereby adapt the article to fit the head of the wearer thereof, as will presently v which- Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a hat having a sweat-band embodymg my improvements, parts being broken out to more clearly indicate the construction and organization of other parts. Fig. 2 is "an enlarged sectional view in detail, representing the general construction and organization of parts more clearly; and Fig. 3 is also a perspective view showing the flexible device em loyed in connection with the sweat-band of the article.

Before proceeding with a more detailed description it may be said that in the form of my im rovements herein shown I employ any or inary form of hat or cap embodying asweat-band, special means bein employed in connection with the sweat-ban for enabling the latter to be adjusted to fit the head of the wearer of the article without discomfort, but

.with a soft cushion-like effect Said means may be applied to the sweat-band in any suitable we and are provided with special devices for astenin or securing the same in different positions 0 adjustment in conforms ity with heads of varyin sizes. -The improvements may be readi applied to the hat or other article either by the vender or wearer thereof and when applied are not cumbersome, nor do they interfere in any manner with the set of the article upon the head. 1

Reference being had to the drawings by the designating characters thereon, 1. repre sents a hat having a sweat-band 2, in connection with which my improvements are employed, the said hatbeing shown as a straw hat; but it is apparent that my improvements are applicable to any article of head- 'wear embodying a sweat-band. The lower inner edge of the hat in any suitable way, but is preferably stitched at 4 and 5 to the inclosing stri 6 for the usual cord 7, which is employed both to reinforce and strengthen the same. The saidstrip 6 is doubled, as shown, by which to properly inclose the cord 7 .in a

portions of the strip are secured to the inner ower portion of the hat at 8 by means of stitches or any other suitable way. Secured to the said strip 6, preferably by means of long diagonal stitches 9, (see Fig. 1,) is a stripv 10 of flexible material, (shown in enlarged detail in Fig. 3, which is preferably located intermediate the doubled portion of the strip (Sand the said sweat-band 2, as indicated in Fig. 2. The said flexible strip 10 may be provided with anysuitable means to secure the ends thereof in position after the strip has been tightened or loosened to va the size of the sweat-band; but referably empic i a fiat buckle'll, (see ig. 3,) provided carried through the innermost slot of the date from one side and thence over the said members 12 and through the outwardly-disposed slots from the other side. The outer parallel members of the buckle are provided with points or prongs 13, which may be made to penetrate the free end portions of the strip 10 in such manner as to firm] secure the strip in different ositions,- as wi 1 be readily understood. y securing the flexible strip 10 to the folded inclosing strip 6 for the cord 7 in the manner shown it is apparent that the said strip 10 becomes indirectly part of the sweat-band, and whenever the ends of. the

strip 10 are drawn together or carried from manner well known, and the said doubled wit inner parallel members 12 alternating. with suitable slots, the ends ofthe strip being 9 5 edge of the sweat-band is secured to the lower will be correspondingly tightened or loosened. The buckle-fastening employed for head of the wearer by the sweat-ban is soft 1 the ends of the strip 10 is very light and flat, and consequently no inconvenience results therefrom in the use of my improvements. Other means could be employed securin the ends of the strip together, if desired, wit out departing from the purpose or intent of my improvements. So, also, the attachment of the strip 10 to the sweat-band may be efiected in other wa s than such as have been herein explaine for in some instances both the cord 7 and the doubled inclosing strip therefor may not be desirable, more especiallyin soft headwear, such as caps, for instance. Whenever the strip 10 is drawn up more tightly, the same is caused to crinkle throughout, and due to theparticular character of the stitches uniting the lower edge thereof to the sweat-band the latter is also caused to correspondinglycrinkle to a slight extent, so that the efiect produced u on the or yielding and rather adds to thecomfort of the wearer of the article than otherwise.

Having thus described the invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent An article of headwear, embodying a sweat-band, comprising a cord at the lower inner edge of the article, and an inelosing strip therefor, said sweat-band being stitched to said inclosing stri and a flexible strip secured at its lower edge between the inclosing strip and the sweat-band by long diagonallydisposed stitehingwhereby to permit motion of the parts upon each other, the flexible strip being provided at its ,ends with means for securing it in different positions of adjustment.

Iii-testimony whereof I have signed. my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN U. ADAMS.

Witnesses: I a

E. EVERETT ELLIs, ,JNO.\M. BITTER. 

